Monday, June 28, 2010

since becoming a mama i have been both surprised and amazed at all the love and guidance i have been privy to via *the greatest moms on earth* or more to the point the wonderful friends and family i have that are now amazing moms!one of the most dear to my heart is this lady, cute red polished toes pictured above.this is her...to a tee.here she is "camping" with the kids, and look at those pretty toes.(see below my pale sandy feet)those highly polished digits belong to a very old and dear friend. one i have not "seen" in years but who's friendship has been a quiet voice in my head most of my life. she and i were the best of friends in our youth, from trading lip gloss secrets to planning middle school proms (she's one of the reasons i'm so crafty!) when i moved away in high school (try about 3,000 miles away) she always wrote. addressing letters and cards in bubbly script, neat and inviting. but as the years passed we lost touch a bit. now as mama's we are reunited!!!

you see this is the girl who makes you want to be the best mother and wife and woman in the world that you can be. she is one of those amazing mothers that makes packing up two kids, a husband, camping and fishing gear and a canoe look effortless. (and you better believe she didn't forget the s'mores fixin's)she makes kindness and goodness and beauty look easy. and we all know it's not always.so~ to kick off a little summer love i have invited her to do some guest blogging about her crafts and travels.she's feeling a bit shy and i am sure she is up for the task!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

a few posts back i was telling you dearies about the possibility that our family would be undertaking dottie angels *challenge of the utmost kind* and as of july 1st we are!

summer shoes are ordered, as are bike parts, a train set and beeswax crayons for emma, new towels, a few extra sheepskins for winter coziness (you really have to think ahead...365 days of no new things!), and some books and cds i've been meaning to order.

and although it felt funny to place such a large order...it's really not much if those are the ONLY new things we buy for a year!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

as i mentioned before dear iris has inspired me to change up my laundry routine.

on sunday elizabeth and i mixed up a batch of homemade washing powder using iris recipe.

yesterday we washed and waited...trying to wait out the rain...no fair!

so wash wednesday went like this- washed with our new soap ( i used about 2/3 peppermint and 1/3 lavender) smelllllssss so good! but alas, had to put the wash in the dryer! better luck next time...if this rain ever lets up!

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About Me

mosey handmade is inspired by the fabrics from her childhood, calicos
and tiny prints, hand dyed felt. mosey loves working with recycled
materials. dyeing them, cutting them up and fashioning them into new
lovelies.
see also: a love of things found in her tiny garden, the ocean or the
forest nearby. natural materials have become a mosey favorite and
she cannot seem to get enough of wool, linen, and cotton.
mosey handmade has been felting recycled sweaters in her washing
machine all fall and winter- and there is nothing like the hum of the
wash and the smell of lavender soap to get one sewing!
all mosey items are handmade in a wee little studio with a view of the
garden and the smell of the ocean.